We have spent the last day of our holiday in the city of Portland, Oregon. Arriving last evening, there was a clear view out over the city and the Williamette River, as well as the mountains that we had left, from our room on the 16th floor.
We decided to take an evening boat trip along the river.
Portland is known as the City of Bridges and we saw a good number on our trip down the river, beginning with the Hawthorne Bridge outside the hotel which had a novel way of lifting to allow taller ships to pass underneath.
Most of the trip was in darkness and gradually the bridges were illuminated.
This morning, sunrise was the best bit of the day, unfortunately! We even convinced ourselves that we could see Mount Hood in the distance - which is certainly possible on a clear day.
We spent the day pottering in the city before coming to the airport this evening (so far the first stage of our journey has been delayed by an hour so we are now hoping that we won't miss our connecting flight in Denver...)
What a lovely way to spend the evening. So how does the bridge open??
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